Believing is seeing sounds backward until you’ve lived through the fog. We open with the story of Jesus healing a blind man using mud made with saliva—shocking at first, yet deeply rooted in first‑century remedies. That historical lens unlocks a bigger idea woven through Scripture: God heals both the body and the heart, using ordinary means to reveal extraordinary truth.

From there, we map two very different forms of blindness. There’s the stubborn kind, where pride shuts our eyes because truth demands change. And there’s the unintentional kind, where we lack the framework to understand what we’re witnessing, like the disciples who watched miracles and still struggled to grasp the message. Instead of offering quick fixes, the Bible functions as a school of wisdom. You don’t read it once and “get it”; you return, and it forms how you see, choose, and love.

We also name three roots that often fuel our blindness: a hardened heart, religion without relationship, and pain. Think of Saul becoming Paul—three days of darkness that broke his certainty and opened him to grace. Along the way, we talk honestly about doubt, control, and the daily rhythm of surrender. Some days feel crystal clear; other days are cloudy. The invitation is to keep our eyes open, to repent quickly, and to trust that Jesus, the light of the world, keeps leading us out of shadow.

The conversation lands in the present: missions that hand out glasses so elders can read Scripture for the first time, tears falling as words come into focus. God still uses the world—medicine, technology, community—to restore sight and renew hearts. If you’re wrestling with control, running on religious autopilot, or carrying pain that dims your vision, this one is for you. Listen, reflect, and let the Light realign your view.

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49: Blindness: Believing is Seeing

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